Learning Beekeeping Practical Day
Saturday 22nd April
Manor Village Hall: Time TBC
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Full course details:- https://www.peeblesbeekeepers.org.uk/?page_id=534
Saturday 22nd April
Manor Village Hall: Time TBC
https://goo.gl/maps/U1cwcEFEQ9R4FAD58
Full course details:- https://www.peeblesbeekeepers.org.uk/?page_id=534
Elaine, Wilma and Peter visited the association apiary on Wednesday 18th.
The main job was to put Apivar strips in for varroa treatment.
For the records we used 500mg strips – Lot: 190344, Expiry: 02/2021
Minimum date for removal will be 30th October, Max date 27th November.
Report
Hive 2
Varroa count 4 (in 4 days) = rate 1 per day
Super was about half filled with stores – some uncapped. This was moved to below the brood box. Queen excluder was removed. 2 x apivar strips in brood box. Crown board and large feeder on top with syrup.
Hive 3
Varroa count approx 60 (in 4 days) = rate 15 per day
2 x apivar strips in brood box. Feeder refilled.
Hive 4
Varroa count 4 (in 4 days) = rate 1 per day
2 x apivar strips in brood box. Feeder refilled.
Hive 5
Varroa count 1 (in 4 days) = rate 0.25 per day
2 x apivar strips in brood box. Feeder refilled.
Nuc 3
1 x apivar strip applied. Feeder refilled
Black Queen Nuc
1 x apivar strip applied. Feeder refilled
Wed 18th Sept 2019 1.30pm
(Confirmed)
Leader: Peter
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
Sat 7th September
We had a good visit to the association apiary. A few regulars and some welcome guests turned up including some junior bee enthusiasts. Scroll down for the photos.
Thanks to Janet for the notes.
Inspection Notes from Apiary visit 7th September 2019
Hive 4
Action taken:
Next visit:
Hive 2
Queen, eggs and brood seen.
Actions taken:
Hive 3
Two supers, both partially filled. Third, empty super on top to accommodate fondant feed.
Actions taken:
Hive 5
No super. Queen seen. Some sealed brood – no eggs or unsealed brood. Frames very full of stores.
Nuc 3
Queen seen – still laying.
Actions taken:
Black Queen Nuc
Lots of sealed brood, larvae and eggs. Queen seen.
Action taken:
Update Sun 8th
Richard and Peter removed the cleared supers from Hives 3 and 4 and replaced with feeders in an empty super as eke. Feeders were filled with syrup.
7th Sept 2019 1.30pm
(Confirmed)
Leader: Wilma and Peter
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
Here are some photos from Wilma showing some the action from this seasons attempts at raising native dark queens from the associations native bee stock. The hard work here has mainly been done by Wilma, Linda and David.
These were taken when they were moving the black amm queen that was mated at Kate Atchleys apiary from an apidea into a nuc box.
We enjoyed the afternoon at Wilma and Jocks heather honey site. The weather was mixed as the photos will show. The bees looked good and had produced some really nice frames of heather honey. The picnic got rained on but since its Scotland so we carried on regardless.
Sunday 1st September 1.30pm
The annual honey picnic will take place this Sunday at Wilma and Jocks apiary in the Manor Valley.
If you need directions to the site contact Mandy.
This is great chance to see how bees are managed to collect heather honey.
Weather permitting we will do an inspection and then have a picnic.
Contributions to the picnic will be very welcome and come prepared for any weather.
28th August 2019 1.30pm
(Provisional)
Leader: To be confirmed
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
18th August 2019 1.30pm
(Provisional)
Leader: Peter Stevenson
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.